Warner Bros opened up their panel by bringing out the big guns, namely Batman v Superman stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and director Zack Snyder. The studio unveiled the first look at Gadot's Wonder Woman before sending Hall H into a frenzy with footage of the Dark Knight and Man of Steel staring intensely at each other.

Craig Ferguson compered the panel for HBO's small screen hit, with the big headline being the reveal of nine new cast members for season five. Jonathan Pryce will play the High Sparrow, Alexander Siddig is Doran, Oscar-nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes will play Obara, Jessica Henwick is Nymeria, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers is Tyene Sand, Toby Sebastian is Trystane, Nell Tiger Free is Myrcella, DeObia Oparei is Areo, and Enzo Cilenti is Yezzan. How many of them will make it through to season six, though?!

If Tom Hiddleston took the crown for Most Charming Brit at last year's Comic-Con (thanks to his Loki cosplay), then this time out saw his pal Benedict Cumberbatch make the crowds swoon. The Sherlock star was on fire during the panel for Penguins of Madagascar (the highlight being his "method" acting quip about playing a wolf), and treated fans in Hall H to a second helping a day later at The Hobbit Q&A.

The cast and crews from Ant-Man and Avengers: Age of Ultron took to the stage to tease the next step in the MCU. The departure of Edgar Wright from Ant-Man left a bad taste in the mouth for many Marvel fans, but his replacement Peyton Reed instantly won over the crowd by revealing that he has been a Comic-Con visitor for 20 years and his '80s punk band Johnny Quest had gig fliers with him drawn as Ant-Man on an Avengers #1 homage. The Avengers team were Whedon-less, but a quick clip from sequel Age of Ultron and Robert Downey Jr throwing roses into the crowd more than made up for that.

George Miller's latest Mad Max film has been in the works for what seems like an eternity, and the curtain was finally lifted at Comic-Con on Saturday. Who cares about the years of production woes and rumoured fallouts between Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, when it looks as good as this. Miller spoke of executing real car stunts with minimal use of CGI, and the result is an action movie that looks absolutely breathtaking.

The Simpsons's golden years may be long gone, but this year's Comic-Con showed that the series still has the power to generate excitement and become a genuine TV event. This September will see a Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode, and fans were treated to an early glimpse at the episode with a surreal five-minute clip. The Simpsons panel also saw Matt Groening quiz a holographic Homer and ask a question at the Family Guy panel.

Despite directing The Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception, Christopher Nolan has never set foot at Comic-Con. That changed this year when the filmmaker and Matthew McConaughey (also an SDCC virgin) previewed their sci-fi spectacular Interstellar. Nolan turned up to see "what all the fuss was about", and left suitably impressed after screening a new trailer for his latest blockbuster.

DC Comics may have struggled to get their properties working on the big screen, but that doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to television. When Smallville ended Arrow stepped into its place, and later this year three different networks will launch new shows: The CW has The Flash, Fox has Batman prequel Gotham and NBC will play host to Constantine. The Warner Bros TV panel was geek nirvana for those in Hall H on Saturday (July 26).

After a patchy season four, the cast and crew for The Walking Dead came out all guns blazing to give fans a taste of season five. There'll be more action in the upcoming run, with showrunner Scott Gimple promising that "this season will really define our characters". Comic-Conners were also given a look at the trailer for season five, which eventually made its way online and can be seen - un-region locked - here.